Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-06
LOCAL BREYITIES.

The Board of Supervisors will commence
its June sessions this morning.
The overland train went East in two Sec
tons Saturday night, owing to the large
travel.
Gregory, Barnes & Co. forwarded train
load of potatoes to the East Saturday on
fast time.
Sumner Relief Corps will give social
a Turner Hall, next Thursday evening, for
the benefit of their relief fund.
Snow fell at Sisson, on the California and
Oregon Railroad, Saturday night. In Sac
ramento the weather was cold and unpleas-
ant.
The cold weather having put stop to
snow melting on the hill, the Sacramento
river had receded last evening to l6 feet 10
inches.
Mrs. Sarah P. Carr, Department. President,
will pay an official visit to Fair Oaks Re-
lief Corps, at Y. NJ. l. Hall, at go P. NJ.
to-day.
Placerville is not only to have a railroad,
but that prosperous go ahead little city, is
also making arrangements to light her
streets with electricity.
At an election held at the Riverside Road
School-house last Saturday, Frank H.
Slack was unanimously chosen School
Trustee for term of three years.
c. A. Ufford, of Boston, delivered lee
ture to young men only" at the Y NJ. C.
A. rooms, yesterday afternoon A fine
musical programme was rendered
Sacramento Lodge, No. 2, l. o. o. F., has
elected the following officers: A. A Flint,
Noble Grand John f. Stoll, Vice-Grand
n. w. Robbins, Recording Secretary w.
S. Hunt, Treasurer; o. n. Conkrite Trus-
tee.
Dumaut Miller, of Brighton, leaves this
morning with his thrashing outfit for
Dixon, Solano county, where he has several
contracts to fulfill, after which he will re-
turn to this county and complete large con-
tracts here.
The County Board of Examiners will
meet at the Perry Seminary building on
Monday. the Goth inst, for the examina-
ton of applicants for teachers certificates
The subjects upon which they will be ex-
amined are given in the advertisement.
The sports of the city expected the pleas
ure of witnessing prize-fght on Saturday
afternoon between two men named Stewart
end Morrissey, but at the last minute a
great distrustthat it would be a throw-off
arose, and the hackers of the pugs - re-
fused tc put up.
The steamer San joaquin No. 4 took to
San Francisco yesterday a barge load of
wheat from the Pioneer Mill. The price of
grain has risen to such a figure that the
mill folks doubtless thought there was as
much money in selling the wheat as in
converting it into flour.
CORTLAND Parlor, n s. G. W., will give
its first annual party at Weber Hall, in
that place, next Friday evening. Previous
to which there will be public installation
of officers by the Grand President, G.. H.
Garoutte, of Woodland. A supper will be
served by the native daughters in the grove
adjoining the hall.
A pleasant Evolutionary recital was given
last Wednesday evening at the residence of
Mr.. Elkus, G street. by Miss Mamie Water
house and pupils-Mrs. c. NJ. Byrne,
Misses Flora Greenlaw, Ina ellis, Carrie
Rich, frankie Stevens, Minnie Sweeney,
Gertrude Warehouse, and Messrs. Elkus,
Watson and Kimbrough.
The high wind Saturday caused the dust
to fly in clouds, even on the business
streets, and the merchants were exceed
ingly disguised. While night sprinkling
seems to be success as a general thing,
and is great relief to the water works,
some system will have to be devised for
such occasions as Saturday.
Chief Dillman has arranged his force of
officers in such manner that four will be
on duty in the daytime and eight at night,
changing watches and beats, as far as pos
sible, every week. Officers Ash, Lowell,
Mclaughlin and Mccormack will he on
day watch this week, and O'Meara, Row.
land, Able, Frazee, Farrell, Carroll, Franks
and Rider at night.
1t is said that Mrs. J. Korn, of Sacra-
mento, is one of the heirs, and entitled o
about one-sixth of an estate of 100000
left by Leopold Mayer, an uncle, who de
IN India twenty years ago, most of the other
heirs residing in San Francisco. The Eng
fish Government held possession of the es-
tate until recently, when it was turned over
to the German officials.
The case of Kelly, who burglarized Dave
Davis saloon few nights since, will come
up in the Police Court this morning. He
intImates a willingness to plead guilty and
be "railroaded through" but persists in
stating that he had no confederate. The
officers have been unable 10 work up a
case against Deveney, alias Mills, who was
arrested on suspicion of completely in the
burglary.
The Sacramento Daily Union of July so,
1855, said: -. r. Ray, of No. 20 J street,
presented lis with basket of large, luscious
free-stone peaches on yesterday. The
specimens of this delicious fruit grown on
a ranch some fifteen miles below the city
are fully equal in appearance and flavor
with any we have yet seen in the State. A
few more peaches are for sale at the above
establishment at the low price of one dollar
each"
The first case of the kind we have ever
yet heard of, says the Gait Gazette, was
woman beating" her way on a freight
train that passed through Gait one day last
week. She manipulated the brake with all
the experiences of an old-timer. She was
nervey little woman, to say the least, and
full of grit. How she managed to tuck her
skirts and hold on to the brake, battles
imagination. 1t must have been a risky
piece of business-but she got there all the
same.
Doan's steam wagon had a little trial trip
Saturday morning, and was found to work
satisfactorily. 1t was then with much diff
ficulty placed upon flat car to be taken to
:" the hill near Blue Canyon, where it
will be employed in hauling lumber. 1t
has been so engaged at that place hereto
fore, but its style of construction was such
that the machinery frequently broke. As
now improved its machinery is very sim
pie, and also very powerful, the cylinders
utiHR iouStT tudI tUOS6 vi dlLHOSt any To-
connective. The entire wagon weighs "a
tons, and requires a strong car for its trans
portation.
The average Signal Service temperature
in this city Saturday was SCI which is
120 cooler than the normal temperature
for that day deduced from nine years OBJ
servation. The highest and lowest TEN
perature was zoe and 49o, with a brisk and
high southerly wind, and weather clear.
The highest wind velocity was 80 miles per
hour. The average temperature yesterday
was 57.3o, which is 12o cooler than the
normal temperature for that day as de-
duced from record of nine years. The
highest and lowest temperature was $50
and Az, with brisk southerly winds and
clear weather.
To BREAK up colds and fevers, use early
DR.. Pierce's Extract of Smart Weed.
AN OLD Book EsTABLIsHMENT-N. N.
CANNED who recently came here from Ans